Welcome to Experience San Diego

Here you'll find our stories told of each experience in San Diego. Whether it's a visit to a restaurant, an adventure by land, sea or sky, hidden gems in the city and unique experiences. Each experience is told by a real person, from a real experience.

You guys... Nerd month is FINALLY upon us! Comic-Con is here, and anyone who is anyone knows that during July, San Diego is the place to be! If you’re like the unfortunate many who were unable to get their hands on a set of coveted SDCC badges, or if you’re like me, and just enjoy people watching outside The Con... Have no fear! Experience San Diego is here to help you enjoy Comic-Con for free.

Do you want to get Naked in Solana Beach? We did; and loved every minute of it! Of course, we're talking about getting a bite to eat at Naked Cafe, and not the other thing that you might be thinking - save that for Blacks Beach, if you’re so adventurous.

Experience Brazil in San Diego at the Brazilian Carnaval in Mission Bay! With its growing popularity from last year, the Bahia Hotel brings back Carnaval in Mission Bay this summer for it's 2nd year! Carnaval happens every Thursday night beginning June 26th until August 28th with authentic Brazilian food and entertainment.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup has finally kicked off. With so many games and so much excitement surrounding this epic competition, you won't want to miss out on one second of the action. However, you might not know where to go to watch a match. Let us help you out! We've put together a list of the best places around San Diego to catch this world wide event.

While walking around downtown San Diego on Market Street, we were accosted by a sign you can't miss. It said, bang! Not once, but twice! We were curious to see what this was all about, so we took a peek and went up the 30 some steps. We came to find a unique and exquisite Asian-fusion cuisine restaurant, bar and club, all in one place.

Last night, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park had a mini pre-launch event of their newest exhibit, the Tull Family Tiger Trail, a 5.2-acre exhibit that houses a large collection of 6 beautiful Indonesian Sumatran tigers. The Tiger Trail was named after Thomas and Alba Tull, who donated $9 million dollars for the project. The Tigers Trail is equipped with 3 large play yards, rocks for climbing, scratching posts, ponds to cool down, and tall grasses for playing hide and seek.

What an epic way to welcome the first Spring weekend in San Diego! With visitors from half-way around the globe in tow, we decided to ring in Spring by taking a San Diego Sailing Tour of San Diego Bay! We thought that it would be a true San Diego Experience for our friends from the United Kingdom to see how to do sunsets right! Our group of 10 grabbed our sunglasses and boarded the Lei Lani for an epic and private San Diego Sailing Experience.

When it comes to beer in San Diego, there’s no shortage of potentials to ponder. The craft beer capitol of the United States boasts brewery after brewery, bar after bar, no matter which neighborhood you may catch yourself in. With so many options, a bar truly needs to stand out to entice customers and see them return day after day, time after time, with friends too. Read on how one particular new establishment achieved just that in a brief period of time.

The car stops, causing an engulfing plume of fine rust colored dust to rise. The warm Southern California sun pushes through the dirty cloud, casting intermittent shafts of light and shadow. Another car comes to a stop, parking beside us, sending up more plumes of obscuring dust. Stepping out of the car, I'm instantly covered by a fine layer, however, it doesn't bother me even for a second. I am too focused on what will be happening in the next hour — my first Spartan Race!

The New Yorker is a place where high quality ingredients fuel a passion to make some of the tasty dishes in the Gaslamp Quarter. It's a place that has amazingly friendly staff who make you feel welcome, and are eager for you to try their offerings. It's a place where sanity can be restored and the growling in your stomach can be silenced after hopelessly searching for that better place — The New Yorker is that better place.

San Diego rings in February with San Diego Museum Month! Presented by Macy's, for 28 days, you can enjoy 44 museums for 50% off! Museum Month is celebrating it's 25th year in San Diego County. How does it work? You have to pick up the free pass at Macy's which allows you to receive 50% off the 44 participating museums! You can use the same pass all month long.

Who knew that San Diego County has over 6,687 farms?! This ranks San Diego County to be the number one county with the most farms in the United States. One of those farms is the Coral Tree Farm, located in the heart of Encinitas. I visited the local farm recently with some friends for a holistic cooking class like no other. Holistic Foodie & Health Coach, Chef Chassie Bell of Forkin' Healthyand Farmer Laurel met us out front the Coral Tree Farm with a warm welcome to start off our day at the farm for true farm-to-fork foodie experience!

It seems like the "polar vortex" is still wreaking havoc in San Diego! The San Diegans are in shock that their winter weather is being ruined by the heat. We're now forced to make sandmen instead of snowmen. Boo. Hoo. Feeling inspired and in a sunny disposition, the Experience San Diego team has decided to explore the Gaslamp Quarter during the day, making it into a mini-San Diego "staycation". We will be staying at the Horton Grand Hotel while exploring the history of theGaslamp Quarterat theSan Diego Chinese Historical Museumand The Gaslamp Museum at the William Heath Davis House, and enjoying the evening with laughter at theHorton Grand Theatre, which is showingThe 39 Steps.

Experience San Diego

In our blog, you'll find a collection of different adventures and experiences in San Diego. We are young world travelers with backgrounds in hospitality and the tourism industry. Over the years, we have developed a palette for unique tastes, off-the-beaten-path experiences, and hidden gems. We will try and taste anything at least once... Anything. We are adventure enthusiasts—exploring every outlet of energy—mountain, sea or sky.